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22 September 1950 – the first non-stop transatlantic flight by a jet aircraft

21 September 2023 Jacek Domański

On 22nd September 1950, an F-84 Thunderjet flown by Col. David Schilling made the first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic by a jet aircraft. In 1948, the first ever crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Boeing hypersonic interceptor for DARPA Glide Breaker programme

18 September 2023 Jacek Domański

Last week, Boeing annouced that the company was awarded the contract to develop and test technologies for a hypersonic interceptor prototype within the Glide Breaker programme led by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The […]

MILITARY AVIATION

JetZero Inc. selected for further development of blended wing body aircraft

29 August 2023 Kacper Kolibowski

On 16th August 2023, the United States Air Force announced on its website that JetZero Inc. has been selected by the Department of the Air Force for the next phase of a blended wing body […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

25 August 1932 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly nonstop across the United States

24 August 2023 Jacek Domański

On 25th August 1932, Amelia Earhart successfully completed the 3,986-kilometre (2,477-mile) flight from Los Angeles to Newark, therefore becoming the first aviatrix to cross the US in a heavier-than-air aircraft. Amelia Earhart not only was […]

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Military airlift units in support of airborne firefighting – the MAFFS aircraft

9 August 2023 Jacek Domański

Wildland fires are recently a common subject of news headlines. They are one of the most feared forces of nature due to being nearly impossible to prevent, difficult to control and causing significant damage. It […]

MILITARY AVIATION

USAF and JASDF joint flight to emphasize the Pacific partnership

13 July 2023 Jacek Domański

Yesterday, on 12th July 2023, F-15C Eagles of the United States Air Force and Mitsubishi F-2s of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force performed a joint formation flight over the Sea of Japan to demonstrate US-Japan […]

MILITARY AVIATION

First flight of Boeing T-7A Red Hawk with the USAF

3 July 2023 Jacek Domański

On 28th June 2023, the first Boeing T-7A training aircraft delivered to the United States Air Force performed its maiden flight, marking the start of engineering and manufacturing (EMD) stage of the Red Hawk development […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Peacekeeping practice in the Balkans – Platinum Wolf 2023

26 June 2023 Jacek Domański

On 14th June, this year´s edition of multinational tactical exercise Платинасти вук (Platinum Wolf) was launched at training area ´Borovac´ and ´South´ military base, in the vicinity of Bujanovac in southern Serbia. The training is […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Refuelling practice over the skies of North California

7 June 2023 Jacek Domański

At the beginning of this month, a KC-135 Stratotanker of the 121st Air Refuelling Wing performed a refuelling practice in support of an E-8C Joint STARS aircraft of the 116th Air Control Wing. The Northrop […]

CIVIL AVIATION

More test flights of Boeing ecoDemonstrator aircraft in 2023

1 May 2023 Jacek Domański

At the end of April 2023, the Boeing company announced its plan of accelerating technology development for sustainability, including the test flight programme of ´Explorer´ aircraft for 2023. The first ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a 787-10 Dreamliner, […]

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